Zero to Google in Six Minutes: Or why you need a blog to enhance your online presence
I added something to my Digital Biographer blog on 9th August about my interview broadcast on 12th August on BBC Radio Wales.
That’s not the news - the news is that I blogged the story at 08:15:56 - and it took less than 6 minutes for a Google Alert to reach my inbox, alerting me to the fact that somewhere out there, someone had used the phrase “digital biographer” in a blog. It was me, of course, who had mentioned it, and that was what Google Arts found, but six minutes is amazing.
Just in case you have not heard of Google Alerts or have not used the service - do go an take a look. In a nutshell, this is what it is:
Google Alerts are email updates of the latest relevant Google results (web, news, etc.) based on your choice of query or topic.
Some handy uses of Google Alerts include:
— monitoring a developing news story
— keeping current on a competitor or industry
— getting the latest on a celebrity or event
— keeping tabs on your favorite sports teams
You can set up the alert to cover different areas, (or all) such as news, blogs, web, and the alerts can go out as-it-happens, daily, or weekly. I have some alerts filtered to forward on to my mobile email, so if someone mentions a hot topic, or a customer is in the news, I know about if fast.
A very useful tool: Google Alerts.
PS: I was also pleased to hear that my interview with Adam Walton of BBC Radio Wales yesterday sounded good, was a good three minutes longer than expected, and was the lead story.
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